New South Wales · Postcode 2835

Kulwin postcode and suburb data

New South Wales · Phone area code 02 · 600 km from Sydney

Very Remote
14
Population (2021)
$1,375
Household income/wk
47
Median age
7/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Kulwin at a glance vs NSW

Fast facts and benchmark bars show the suburb's key postcode, Census, SEIFA, school and LGA signals in context.

Quick facts

2835 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
14 People Resident population, Census 2021
Cobar Council area 16 suburbs, 4 postcodes
47 Median age Years, Census 2021
$1,375/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 7/10 SEIFA advantage Above average advantage

Benchmarks against NSW

Household income
$1,375/wk
29% below NSW average
Suburb median, Census 2021
SEIFA advantage
7/10
1.0 deciles above NSW average
IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage
Median age
47 years
2.0 years older than NSW average
Resident median age
Unemployment
0.0%
5.0 pts below NSW average
Census labour-force rate

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where Kulwin ranks: rents sit in the cheapest 10% in NSW.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

Kulwin vs the NSW average and the national average, using population-weighted 2021 Census data.

MetricKulwinNSW avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,375 -NSW $1,931 $1,836
Mortgage/month $4,750 +NSW $2,247 $1,958
Median age 47 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 7/10 ≈NSW 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 0.0% -NSW 5.0% 5.0%

Green pill = at least 10% above the NSW average; red = at least 10% below; grey = within 10%. For unemployment, colour polarity is inverted: lower is better.

Kulwin is a very remote community in New South Wales, with postcode 2835. It lies roughly 600 km from Sydney, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Cobar.

According to the 2021 Census, Kulwin has a population of 14 with a median age of 47. The median weekly household income is $1,375, below the NSW average.

Housing in Kulwin includes a median monthly mortgage repayment of $4,750, 3 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 100.0% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Kulwin scores in decile 7 out of 10, which is above the national average.

Kulwin is part of the Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble statistical area in New South Wales.

Kulwin details

Location, Census, housing, SEIFA and geography fields used across this profile.

Postcode2835
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)14
Median Age47 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,375/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$725/week
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$4,750
Average Household Size2.5 persons
Area3680.7 km²
Population Density0/km²
Total Dwellings3
Australian Citizens100.0%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile7/10 (above average)
Latitude-32.2092874
Longitude145.0827235
Distance from Sydney600 km
Region (SA4)Far West and Orana
Area (SA3)Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble
Local GovernmentCobar
Federal ElectorateParkes
State ElectorateBarwon
Time ZoneAEST (UTC+10), Australia/Sydney (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (28.6%) 45–64 (42.9%) 65+ (21.4%)
Show counts
0–14 years0 (0.0%)
15–24 years0 (0.0%)
25–44 years4 (28.6%)
45–64 years6 (42.9%)
65+ years3 (21.4%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (66.7%) Mortgaged (33.3%) Rented (0.0%)

SEIFA socio-economic index

Kulwin is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 7 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more relative socio-economic advantage. This is an area-level index, not a score for individual households.
More disadvantagedMiddle rangeMore advantaged

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle0 (0.0%)
2 vehicles4 (44.4%)
3+ vehicles5 (55.6%)

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Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.